Psychological Stress and Its Relationship to Marital Compatibility Among Women Working in Jordanian Universities Considering the Corona Pandemic

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the degree of psychological stress and its relationship to marital compatibility among married women working at the University of Jordan in light of the Corona pandemic, according to the variables (age, economic situation, number of family members). The study sample consisted of (300) working women, who were selected randomly. In addition to using the questionnaire as a study tool. The results of the study showed that the level of psychological stress was moderate, and the level of marital compatibility was high, in addition to the absence of statistically significant differences at the level of significance (a = 0.05) in the degree of psychological stress according to the variable number of family members, and the absence of significant differences. Statistics for the degree of marital compatibility according to the variables (age, economic status, number of family members), where the F values were not statistically significant at the significance level (0.05). The study also found a negative inverse correlation between psychological stress and marital compatibility, where the correlation coefficient reached (-.240), and the correlation was statistically significant at the significance level (α = 0.05).